I love the blends offered by Botanical Interests and Renee’s Garden and the reasonably priced single variety packet from MIgardener. I sorted these seed ideas by lettuce types.
Butterhead / Bibb / Boston Seed Ideas:
- Buttercrunch
- Flashy Trout Back – green leaves with red freckles
- Marvel of Four Seasons – the leaves are green at the base and cranberry-red at the top.
- Ruby & Emerald Duet
Crisphead Seed Ideas:
- Great Lakes
- Hanson Improved
- Ice Queen
- Queen of Crunch
Leaf / Loose leaf Seed Ideas:
- Salad Bowl Blend – Botanical Interests sells this blend that includes green and red varieties
- New Red Fire – this one has a green base with red tips.
- Lolla Rossa
The following are green varieties:
- Black Seeded Simpson – this one tolerates hot summers.
- Ezrilla
The following are red varieties:
- Brentwood
- Red Sails
Romaine Seed Ideas:
The following are green varieties:
- Little Gem – this is small variety.
- Parris Island – this is one of my favorites.
- Vivian
These are red varieties:
- Rouge d’Hiver
- Super Red
- Truchas Mini – this is a small variety
Blend Seed Ideas:
These blends are from Botanical Interests:
- Chef’s Medley
- Farmer’s Market
- Chef’s Choice
These blends are from Renee’s Garden:
- Asian Baby Leaf
- Blush Batavians
- Cut and Come Again
- European reds and greens
- Five Varieties
- Monet’s Garden
